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| 1 | + | **Runtime** or **run time** is the amount of time an [[Executable program|executable program]] takes from start to end, from [[Begin|begin]] to [[End|end]]. In [[Operating System|operating systems]] like [[Unix]], it can be approximated by the tool [`time(1)`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(Unix)). | |
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| 3 | + | **Run-time** refers to the environment the [[Program|program]] is in during execution. It encompasses the program's own state (for example the process context), as well as the machine's state in general (for instance, amount of available memory, or the operating system). | |
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| 5 | + | ## see also | |
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| 7 | + | - [[Runtime Type Information (RTTI)|run-time type information]] | |
| 8 | + | - [[RTL|run-time library]] | |
| 9 | + | - [[runtime error|run-time error]] | |
| 10 | + | - [“Run time (program lifecycle phase)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_time_(program_lifecycle_phase)) in the English Wikipedia | |
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| 13 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "runtime", as it stood on 2022-08-06 after a change by Kai Burghardt, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* |